Tag: Design

I was obsessed with a certain Grecian headband (found here)… I was looking at one of my jewelry boxes and it was brimming with my late grandmother’s brooches.  I thought to myself… “Why not make your own one-of-a-kind headband?”  So I did.  I grabbed some thick satin ivory ribbon and then fastened the brooches to the ribbon.  I tied the whole think in my hair and was (very!) pleased with the result.  You may not have a ton of vintage jewelry lying around… So head to a thrift store and buy a bunch.  Go classic or garish.

I was facing a conundrum commonly faced by young accessory laden women… I didn’t know where to put all of my necklaces.  I had the standard jewelry box solution covered… But there were some long, dramatic necklaces that were too pretty to be put away.  And so my jewelry board was born.

Simply purchase a cork board (I got mine from Michael’s) and paint the wooden trim whatever color tickles your fancy.  I like white.  Then, lay the board down and find some paper with a repeating pattern.  Cover the board with it.  Next, cover the paper with a layer of lace.  To secure the paper and the lace to the cork board, use white thumbtacks.  I also decided to adorn the corner of my board with paper flowers (Martha Stewart makes some great ones).  To create the hooks for my necklaces, I used tiny finishing nails and hammered them into the cork board at a slight upward angle.  Voila! Jewelry on display.